Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mexico
Mexico: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 36.24 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mexico, 1995–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mexico is 36.24 billion, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mexico peaked at 36.24 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.85 billion, in 1995.
Mexico ranks 15th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.85 billion | — |
| 1996 | 7.53 billion | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 8.18 billion | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 8.31 billion | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 8.13 billion | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 9.13 billion | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 9.19 billion | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 10.56 billion | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 11.26 billion | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 12.79 billion | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 13.91 billion | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 14.62 billion | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 15.79 billion | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 16.79 billion | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 14.33 billion | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 14.53 billion | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 14.57 billion | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 15.87 billion | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 16.25 billion | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 18.63 billion | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 21.50 billion | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 23.27 billion | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 24.62 billion | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 26.04 billion | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 27.13 billion | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 12.14 billion | -55.2% |
| 2021 | 22.14 billion | +82.3% |
| 2022 | 31.26 billion | +41.2% |
| 2023 | 33.50 billion | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 36.24 billion | +8.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 36.24 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 billion, 20.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 36.24 billion is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 billion, 34.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +82.3% | 12.14 billion | 22.14 billion |
| 2020 | -55.2% | 27.13 billion | 12.14 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.80 billion | 6.85 billion | 8.31 billion | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.84 billion | 9.13 billion | 16.79 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.24 billion | 14.53 billion | 27.13 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.05 billion | 12.14 billion | 36.24 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mexico?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Mexico was 36.24 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 36.24 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.85 billion in 1995.
- How does Mexico rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
- Mexico ranks 15th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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